CVE-2024-11036
Gamipress ≤ 7.1.6
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-11036 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Gamipress Gamipress. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
The GamiPress WordPress plugin, used for gamification features such as points, achievements, badges, and ranks, is affected by CVE-2024-11036. The flaw exists in all versions through 7.1.5 and stems from insufficient validation of input to the gamipress_get_user_earnings AJAX action before invoking do_shortcode, enabling arbitrary shortcode execution. The issue is tracked under CWE-94 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can invoke the affected AJAX endpoint to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Depending on the shortcodes registered by the site or other plugins, this can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability without requiring user interaction or credentials.
The Wordfence advisory and plugin changelog indicate that the vulnerability is resolved in versions newer than 7.1.5; site administrators should update GamiPress promptly. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0550 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0248, indicating a temporary increase in observed exploitation interest after public disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-33734
Vulnerability Data
The The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via gamipress_get_user_earnings AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.5. This is…
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due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
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Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.